VERONICA- TWO LOCAL WOMEN ARE AMONG MANY SAME-SEX COUPLES ACROSS THE STATE JOINTLY FILING THEIR NORTH CAROLINA STATE TAX RETURNS JOINTLY THIS YEAR, AND THEY CAME TO THE DOWNTOWN WINSTON SALEM POST OFFICE TODAY TO TURN IN THEIR FORMS TO MAKE A STAND. VO LAST YEAR PARTS OF THE DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT WERE DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL, SO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BEGAN RECOGNIZING SAME- SEX MARRIAGES... BUT NORTH CAROLINA BANS IT, SO SAME-SEX COUPLES WHO WERE MARRIED IN ANOTHER STATE ARE TOLD TO FILE THEIR FEDERAL TAXES JOINTLY AND STATE TAXES AS SINGLE. MARY JAMIS AND STARR JOHNSON OF MOCKSVILLE ARE AMONG THE MARRIED COUPLES WHO ARE PART OF THE "REFUSE TO LIE" CAMPAIGN. AFTER 14 YEARS TOGETHER THEY WENT TO NEW YORK TO GET LEGALLY MARRIED LAST YEAR. JOINTLY FILING THEIR FEDERAL TAXES RESULTED IN A $4,000 SAVINGS FOR THE COUPLE. THEN TODAY AS PART OF THE "REFUSE TO LIE" CAMPAIGN THEY MAILED IN THEIR STATE TAX RETURN AT THE POST OFFICE. THE MOVEMENT WAS LAUNCHED IN FLORIDA THE CAMPAIGN FOR SOUTHERN EQUALITY HAS EXPANDED IT TO NORTH CAROLINA THIS TAX SEASON. SOT: THIS IS AN INTENTIONAL ACT ... RECOGNIZED AND NOTICED. EQUALITY GROUPS ARE ALSO ASKING RESIDENTS OF NORTH CAROLINA TO SIGN A PETITION CALLING FOR GOVERNOR MCCRORY TO SUPPORT JOINT TAX FILING FOR ALL MARRIED COUPLES. IN WINSTON SALEM VW WXII 12 NEWS. IT APPEARS FEELINGS IN NORTH CAROLINA ARE CHANGING WHEN IT COMES TO THE STATE'S SAME-SEX MARRIAGE BAN. IN 2012, VOTERS PASSED THE AMENDMENT BY A MARGIN OF 22 POINTS. ACCORDING TO A PUBLIC POLICY POLL, THE MARGIN TODAY WOULD ONLY BE 13 PERCENT. RIGHT NOW 40 PERCENT OF PEOPLE SAY GAY MARRIAGE SHOULD BE LEGAL, WHILE 53 PERCENT SAY IT SHOULD REMAIN ILLEGAL. THE GAP WIDENS WHEN IT COMES TO AGE GROUPS, WITH 62 PERCENT OF YOUNG VOTERS SUPPORTING SAME-SEX MARRIAGE.

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